Common Cause a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 ses membres ce qu'ils diraient au pr\u00e9sident Obama s'il \u00e9tait aussi accessible pour eux qu'il l'est pour les grands donateurs. Plus de 2 000 messages nous sont parvenus de la part de citoyens inform\u00e9s et pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par l'\u00e9tat de la d\u00e9mocratie sous cette administration. Nous avons s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 quelques-uns de nos messages pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s pour votre plus grand plaisir.<\/p>
\"President Obama, you are reportedly considering giving your biggest fundraisers unprecedented access--in person meetings with yourself four times a year for anyone who raised $500,000 or more for your new lobbying group, Organizing For Action. Most Americans don't have that kind of money to spend on politics, and that shouldn't matter. Every citizen deserves to have their voice heard--one person, one vote. Common Cause believes that nobody should have to pay to be heard. We're asking Americans: if you had the a chance to meet with the President face-to-face, what would urge him to do to fix our democracy? We'll be delivering the messages to the White House in person, so that every American, and not just big donors, can be heard.\"<\/p>
-Stephen Urbaniak<\/p>
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\"Access to the President for cash is anti democratic as heck. Do we have a democracy or an oligarchy? Is the White House for sale? Are the policies of the United States going to be dictated by those who pay enough?\"<\/p>
-Ed Neffinger<\/p>
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\"Pay to Play Huh?\"<\/p>
-Stephen Perrine<\/p>
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\"Why not access by lottery? All contributors should have equal chance to talk to OUR president. OFA(Organizing for Action) is not a good idea.\"<\/p>
-RA Flatt<\/p>
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\"This potential move is distressing to those of us who will be unable to buy your time.\"<\/p>
-Evelyn Fraser<\/p>
\"Citizens like me actively work to develop political candidates, continuously advocate with others for public interest issues, and enthusiastically contribute modestly to campaigns. All of this is very hard to sustain when too many citizens view government cynically as the pay-to-play purview of the wealthy and the well-connected. Please, Mr. President, act wisely on behalf of all your constituents.\"<\/p>
-Barbara Trout<\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\n